2. Growth or Avoidance

Some would hibernate to escape hardship—illness, heartbreak, financial stress. Others see it as running away. Do you believe skipping difficulty is a form of wisdom, or does it rob us of something essential?

While it is tempting to escape hardship by hibernating, it is also true that it works only when the difficulty can be solved by time. For example, when you're unemployed, you hibernate for a society that has more jobs. 

Hibernation is effective for heartbreak. But for illness and financial stress, it depends.

3. Those We Leave Behind

Hibernation separates us from the people we know. If you slept for five years, who would you worry about missing you? Who do you think would change the most in your absence, and how would that affect your relationship upon waking?

That would be my parents. And I'm not willing to imagine that...